Question 1

Lending a friend money when you do not have much money to spare is being ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lending a friend money when you do...

Question 2

In the waggle dance of honeybees the number of "waggles" indicates the

Accepted Answer

A) richness of the food source. 
B) distance to the food source. 
C) direction to the food source. 
D) both a and c 
A) richness of the food source. 
B) distance to the food source. 
C) direction to the food source. 
D) both a and c

Question 3

When a dog sits in response to a command from a human, the dog is exhibiting a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) genetic behavior. 
B) fixed behavior. 
C) learned behavior. 
D) orientation behavior. 
A) genetic behavior. 
B) fixed behavior. 
C) learned behavior. 
D) orientation behavior.

Question 4

Based on the data presented in the graph below, begging in response to a red dot is a learned behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which sorts of behaviors, if any, offer an organism the best chance of survival?

Accepted Answer

A) only fixed behaviors 
B) only learned behaviors 
C) both fixed and learned behaviors 
D) Behavior has no effect on an organism's ability to survive. 
A) only fixed behaviors 
B) only learned behaviors 
C) both fixed and learned behaviors 
D) Behavior has no effect on an organism's ability to survive.

Question 6

Which of the following is not found with eusocial organisms?

Accepted Answer

A) separate living spaces for group members 
B) a common nest or living space 
C) communication among members 
D) division of labor among members 
A) separate living spaces for group members 
B) a common nest or living space 
C) communication among members 
D) division of labor among members

Question 7

Which of the following statements about fixed behaviors is true?

Accepted Answer

A) A given stimulus can have a variety of responses. 
B) A given stimulus leads predictably to a specific response. 
C) No stimuli will be responded to at all. 
D) Fixed behaviors are not influenced by genes. 
A) A given stimulus can have a variety of responses. 
B) A given stimulus leads predictably to a specific response. 
C) No stimuli will be responded to at all. 
D) Fixed behaviors are not influenced by genes.

Question 8

An organism that exhibits ____________________ behavior helps other members of the group survive or reproduce while decreasing its own chances of doing so.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An organism that exhibits ____________________ behavior helps...

Question 9

In a laboratory, a mouse runs a maze faster on the third try and even faster on the fifth try. Which of the following best describes what has taken place?

Accepted Answer

A) The mouse has doubly imprinted the maze. 
B) The mouse has first learned the maze and then established its pattern in a fixed behavior. 
C) The mouse has learned more about the maze on each trial. 
D) The mouse learned the maze on the first three tries and then imprinted what it learned on the fourth try. 
A) The mouse has doubly imprinted the maze. 
B) The mouse has first learned the maze and then established its pattern in a fixed behavior. 
C) The mouse has learned more about the maze on each trial. 
D) The mouse learned the maze on the first three tries and then imprinted what it learned on the fourth try.

Question 10

Pit bulls do not have the same behavior patterns as collies. The differences are

Accepted Answer

A) genetically based behaviors. 
B) imprinted behaviors. 
C) learned behaviors. 
D) fixed behaviors. 
A) genetically based behaviors. 
B) imprinted behaviors. 
C) learned behaviors. 
D) fixed behaviors.

Question 11

Male mice "record" the odor of their siblings during the first 3 weeks of life. When these mice reach sexual maturity, they avoid mating with their siblings. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) fixed behavior. 
B) imprinting. 
C) conditioning. 
D) altruism. 
A) fixed behavior. 
B) imprinting. 
C) conditioning. 
D) altruism.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about behavior is false?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows organisms to respond quickly to their changing environments. 
B) It allows organisms to respond without using either their senses or motion. 
C) It allows organisms to respond flexibly to their changing environments. 
D) It allows organisms to coordinate their own activities with those of other organisms. 
A) It allows organisms to respond quickly to their changing environments. 
B) It allows organisms to respond without using either their senses or motion. 
C) It allows organisms to respond flexibly to their changing environments. 
D) It allows organisms to coordinate their own activities with those of other organisms.

Question 13

Learned behaviors

Accepted Answer

A) are not beneficial for species survival. 
B) cannot be derived from imprinting. 
C) can only occur during youth. 
D) can be acquired from social situations. 
A) are not beneficial for species survival. 
B) cannot be derived from imprinting. 
C) can only occur during youth. 
D) can be acquired from social situations.

Question 14

Genes can influence the ability of an organism to learn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Group living can have disadvantages such as limited resources and spread of disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Reading this question involves communication only at the level of fixed behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Fruit flies are either "rovers" that move rapidly over a surface looking for food or "sitters" that move slowly over a surface. When a rover and a sitter are mated, all of the offspring are rovers. When two of these offspring are mated, 75 percent of the offspring are rovers and 25 percent of the offspring are sitters. This suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) fruit flies are very efficient at learning how to forage food from their parents. 
B) food-foraging behavior in fruit flies is regulated by a gene. 
C) food foraging is an imprinted behavior. 
D) food foraging is a form of communication. 
A) fruit flies are very efficient at learning how to forage food from their parents. 
B) food-foraging behavior in fruit flies is regulated by a gene. 
C) food foraging is an imprinted behavior. 
D) food foraging is a form of communication.

Question 18

The image below illustrates both communication and altruism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If both identical twins who were raised apart exhibit the same behavior,

Accepted Answer

A) it is most likely due to environmental influences. 
B) the behavior is most likely a learned behavior. 
C) the behavior is altruistic. 
D) it is most likely due to genetic influences. 
A) it is most likely due to environmental influences. 
B) the behavior is most likely a learned behavior. 
C) the behavior is altruistic. 
D) it is most likely due to genetic influences.

Question 20

When you type an e-mail address you are engaging in a

Accepted Answer

A) fixed behavior. 
B) reflex behavior. 
C) learned behavior. 
D) imprinted behavior 
A) fixed behavior. 
B) reflex behavior. 
C) learned behavior. 
D) imprinted behavior

Exam 34: Animal Behavior

Lending a friend money when you do not have much money to spare is being ____________________.

In the waggle dance of honeybees the number of "waggles" indicates the

When a dog sits in response to a command from a human, the dog is exhibiting a(n)

Based on the data presented in the graph below, begging in response to a red dot is a learned behavior.

Which sorts of behaviors, if any, offer an organism the best chance of survival?

Which of the following is not found with eusocial organisms?

Which of the following statements about fixed behaviors is true?

An organism that exhibits ____________________ behavior helps other members of the group survive or reproduce while decreasing its own chances of doing so.

In a laboratory, a mouse runs a maze faster on the third try and even faster on the fifth try. Which of the following best describes what has taken place?

Pit bulls do not have the same behavior patterns as collies. The differences are

Male mice "record" the odor of their siblings during the first 3 weeks of life. When these mice reach sexual maturity, they avoid mating with their siblings. This is an example of

Which of the following statements about behavior is false?

Learned behaviors

Genes can influence the ability of an organism to learn.

Group living can have disadvantages such as limited resources and spread of disease.

Reading this question involves communication only at the level of fixed behaviors.

The image below illustrates both communication and altruism.

If both identical twins who were raised apart exhibit the same behavior,

When you type an e-mail address you are engaging in a

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